IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Samik Chakraborty; Dr. (Mrs.) Pritirekha Daspattanayak

Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2017

Access to Safe Drinking Water in West Bengal, 2011: A Household Level Analysis

Samik Chakraborty, Dr. Mrs. Pritirekha Daspattanayak

Abstract :

Household access to safe drinking water in West Bengal is a very significant issue since last few decades. Many people especially in rural and slum areas of urban centres suffer from various water borne diseases for using unsafe drinking water from time to time. Government has taken some improvement measures but these are not kind enough to mitigate this problem entirely. Among various sources of safe drinking water, treated tap water is the safest source followed by the tube well and hand pump. But the facility of treated tap water is mainly confined in urban areas which are provided by municipalities. So the Government should take immediate initiatives to supply safe drinking water to each household to all over Bengal.